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Case notes on veterinary investigations in sheep, cattle and other species


Articles highlighting veterinary investigations of disease incidents in sheep flocks, cattle herds and other livestock species, mostly in New South Wales, Australia that may prove of interest to veterinarians and students of veterinary science.

From the 2023 Spring Edition...Cattle get it too...

Toxic hepatopathy (suspected phomopsin intoxication) in cattle grazing lupin stubbles by Erika Bunker & Kate Atkinson

In June 2023 three cows from a mob of 32 adult Hereford and Hereford-cross cattle on a property near Coonamble were found dead... Read more


From the Archives (1996)...High mortality event...

Botulism in dairy cattle by Allan Gassop

Animal health records from the Gloucester RLPB district indicate that Botulism has rarely been diagnosed or suspected as a cause of cattle mortality... Read More


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